This paper proposes a cross layer routing protocol which operates with Cognitive Radio (CR) Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. In the near future, with the rapid development of hardware and chipset functionality, devices with CR ...

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a collection of mobile nodes that
can communicate with each other without using any fixed infrastructure.
It is necessary for MANETs to have efficient routing protocol and quality
of ...

One important feature of the future communication network is that users in the
network are required to experience a guaranteed high quality of service (QoS) due
to the popularity of multimedia applications. This thesis ...

The Internet of Things (IoT) technology with huge number of power-constrained devices has been heralded to improve the operational efficiency of many industrial applications. It is vital to reduce the energy consumption ...

OBJECTIVE: The number of emergency admissions to hospital in England and Wales has risen sharply in recent years and is a matter of concern to clinicians, policy makers and patients alike. However, the factors that influence ...

In sociology and psychology, quality of life and subjective well-being have been being relevant constructs and subject of empirical research for several decades. Results of this research are reviewed, and findings of the ...

Aims/objectives: The objectives of this research were to investigate and compare aspects
of Quality of Life (QoL) in adult patients who require HPN, in adult patients who have
pseudo-obstruction, and in carers of, and ...

As part of the Berlin Deinstitutionalisation Study, quality of life was assessed in 142 patients at two points of time. Discharged patients were reassessed one year after discharge. Patients who stayed in hospital were ...

Background and Objectives: Quality of life (QOL) of immigrant groups with mental disorders should be compared with similar patients in the country of origin. Therefore, this study evaluated the QOL in Turkish patients who ...

BACKGROUND: Little research has been done into the effectiveness of mental health supported accommodation services. We did a national survey to investigate provision and costs of services and assess service user quality ...

Objectives To systematically review the quality of reporting of pilot and feasibility of cluster randomised trials (CRTs). In particular, to assess (1) the number of pilot CRTs conducted between 1 January 2011 and 31 ...